Toy fence



H. H. MARTIN TOY FENCE Filed March 27, 1923 June 9, 1925.

INVENToR Harry H. Marn.

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WITNESSES:

Patented June 9, 1925.

UNITED STATES HARRY H. MARTIN,

OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T THE LIBERTY NOVELTY COMPANY, A COMMON LAW TRUST 0F PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY FENCE.

- Application led March 27, 1923. Serial No..627,962.

y l0 with Christmas trees and for similar uses.

My invention has for one of its objects to provide a immature fence that may be manufactured by a substantially continuous process. c f fr second object of my invention is to provide a fence of few and simple parts of in expensive materials and that may consist of independent units.

In the accompanying drawing i0 Figure l is a side view in elevation of a unit or panel of a fence embodying my invention; Fig. 2 tion;

Fig. 3 is a. view, in transverse section, on line III-III of Fig. 2; l

Fig. l is a side elevational view of a portion of a panel illustrating the decorative scheme; and

Fig. 5 is an end viewof the panel.

A fence constructed in accordance with my invention is preferably made in sections or panels that will remain in upright positions independently of each other. As shown in Fig. l, a section or panel comprises a body portion 1 of rectangular shape .and posts 2 at each end thereof to maintain it in an upright position.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, the body portion l, which may be of strawboard, cardboard or other suitable sheet material, is rectangular in shape and is provided with a plurality of transverse perforations 3 to secure an appearance of upright posts e, between upper and lower rails 5 and 6, respectively. The side edges are provided with metal reinforcing strips 7 that are clamped thereon. The strips 7 extend beyond the ends of the sheet material.

As best shown in Figs. 4 and y5, the posts 2 are yprovided. with slits 8 and 9, at their tops and the bottoms, respectively, that are adapted to receive the projecting portions of the strips 7. TWhen the posts are in position at the ends of the body portion l, the

is a similar view of the body porextreme projecting portions of thev strips 7 are bent at right angles in opposite direc* tions to firmly clamp the posts against the ends of the body portion l and thereby securely retain the parts in assembled posi-y tion. The bases of the posts are sufciently wide to insure a reasonable degree of stability. I

. In the manufacture of the fence, the card'- board, or other sheet material, is shaped and perforated by a suitable dieand fedinto a machine for attaching the reinforcing strips 7, the opposite sides of the latter rbe-v ing pressed together to clamp the body portion. At least one of the sides of Aeach strip is indented at suitable intervals to cause it to more securely grip the cardboard. The strips 7 areV then ycut off in suitable lengths to provide forattaching the posts.

The posts are moved into position by threading the'strips 7 into the correspond# ing slits 8l and 9 until the posts engage'the cardboard. The bending of the ends of the strips 7 in opposite directions to clamp the posts insures a rigid structure.

he assembled fence sections are then paintedin suitable colors,` such, for example, as white, for the upper portion and green for the l-owerrportion. The posts,

which are of wood, are preferably stained green before assembling. The structure is then sprinkled with flakes of crystalline material which adhere to the wet paint.

The resulting structure has a pleasing and attractive appearance, the lower portion being adapted to harmonize with the moss or.

other green covering of the base of a Christmas tree, while the upper portion has the ap pearance of being snow covered. The crystal .flakes resemble snow crystals in that they sparkle at any angle to the observer.

I claim as my invention :-l

l. A fence comprising a body portion of flexible material, reinforcing members clamped on the edges thereof, and post meinbers having slots therein and secured to said reinforcing members by projecting portions of the latter which extend through said slots and are bent to engage said posts.

2. A fence comprising a body portion of flexible. sheet material, reinforcing members on the upper and the lower edges thereof having extending portions, a post member at each end of the body portion, said posts having portions to be engaged by said er:-

tending portions when the latter are bent out of aiinement With said body portion and thereby secured to the reinforcing members.

3. A. fenee panel comprising a body portion of flexible material, metal reinforcing members crimped on the upper and the lower edges thereof, and post members at each end of the body portion and retained thereagainst by said reinforcing members.

4. A fence panel comprising a body portionof fibrous sheet material, post members at eachendof said body portion and membersof metal secured to said body portion by clamping edges thereof and engaging said post members.

5. In a fence, a body portion of cardboard of substantially rectangular shape, having projecting metal reinforcing members and post members with recesses for receiving said projecting members, the iatter being bent toeng'agesaid posts which are of suliicient dimensions to maintain said body portion iny an uprigl'it position.

G; A fence` panel comprising a body portion of `cardboardharing perforations therein, metal'reinforcing strips on the longitildinal'edges of the body portion and extending beyond'the ends thereof, and a post member at veach end of the body portion and provided Withr slits through Which project the extensions ofthe metal strips, the outer ends of said strips being bent to retain said posts in position. y

7. A- fence panei comprising a sheet of Cardboard having transversely-extending perforations therein, metal reinforcing strips en the longitudinal edges of the sheet, said strips extending beyond the ends of the body portion, and a post member at each end of the sheet havingsiits through which project the extensions of the metal strips, said strips being bent in oppositedirections transverse to said slits. l

8. A miniature fence con'iprising a body member and si'ipporting posts therefor, said body n'ieinber having at least a portion thereof arranged to resemble snow.

i). A miniature fence comprising a 'section having central member 'and posts for maintaining it in an upright position, said section beng covered with material having the appearance -of snow crystals.

1). A miniature fence eon'iprising a pluraiity of independent movable, self-supporting sections, each of which eomprisesa central. portion and a plurality of posts for supportingit .in an upright position.

in testimony whereof i here hereunto subscribed my name this 3rd day of March. i923.

HARRY H. iifliiRTiN. 

